City
Malibu
Malibu is a city record. City or town offices may handle local rules inside their limits, while county offices still handle records, taxes, courts, and many services.
Starting point
Confirm the address is inside local limits first.
If the address is inside Malibu, city or town offices may handle local permits, code, and services. If it is outside limits, county routing may be the better first stop.
A mailing city is not always the same as city government jurisdiction.
2025 population
9,574
Land area
19.847 sq mi
Water area
79.289 sq mi
Directory notes
Local layers to keep on the same page.
Confirm city or town limits.
A mailing address can use a nearby place name. If the address is outside limits, county offices may handle permits, code, and land-use routes.
County still matters.
Los Angeles County can still matter for assessor, tax collector, recorder, court, public health, social service, and election records.
Some layers are separate.
Water, sewer, fire, school, utilities, coast, earthquake maps, wildfire zones, parks, and trails may point outside city hall.
County layer
County shown for Malibu
Practical notes
Office, map, permit, and paperwork notes for Malibu
Place note · Home and property · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Malibu alerts come through several official doors
Malibu's alerts page separates website notifications, the city hotline, disaster notifications, and county alerts so residents can build a fuller alert plan.
Place note · Home and property · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Malibu evacuation zones are meant to be checked before a bad day
Malibu's evacuation pages use four official zones and a zone search tool, so residents can learn the zone before weather or fire conditions change.
County layer · Home and property · Reviewed July 7, 2026
Glendale permits depend on the project type
Glendale separates simple residential online permits from larger building, planning, zoning, licensing, and neighborhood services questions.
County layer · Home and property · Reviewed July 7, 2026
Inglewood alerts matter on regular days and event days
Inglewood residents, workers, and visitors can use Alert SouthBay and event-day resources to follow emergency notices, traffic updates, weather alerts, and public safety information.
County layer · Cars and driving · Reviewed July 7, 2026
Santa Clarita Transit has local rides and commuter routes
Santa Clarita Transit is the local bus system for the Santa Clarita Valley, with local service plus commuter routes for longer weekday trips.
County layer · Home and property · Reviewed July 7, 2026
Santa Monica tsunami routes are a coastal map habit
Santa Monica's tsunami preparedness pages, evacuation route map, and SMAlerts signup make coastal planning easier for residents, workers, and beach visitors.
Almanac notes
Stories and local context near Malibu
Place note · History and culture
Adamson House keeps Malibu's tile story by the lagoon
Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum connect Malibu's rancho era, beach-house history, and the richly colored Malibu Potteries tile that still gives the place its look.
Place note · Outdoors
The Santa Monica Mountains give Ventura County coast and canyon choices
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area links Ventura and Los Angeles county landscapes with beaches, canyons, trails, history, and mountain views.
County layer · Outdoors
El Dorado Nature Center gives Long Beach a quiet habitat pocket
El Dorado Nature Center sits between the San Gabriel River and the 605 Freeway, giving Long Beach trails, water, trees, and a calmer nature stop inside the city.
County layer · History and culture
Mentryville gives Santa Clarita an old oil-canyon story
Mentryville and Pico Canyon add an early California oil layer to Santa Clarita, with trails, old buildings, and the story of Pico No. 4.
County layer · History and culture
The Museum of Neon Art gives Glendale a glow-in-the-dark art stop
Glendale's Museum of Neon Art preserves historic neon signs and electric art, adding a bright Los Angeles County story to Brand Boulevard.
County layer · History and culture
A Playhouse mural turns Palmdale's stage into a city story
The 152-foot mural on the Palmdale Playhouse blends theater scenes with local details, including the old schoolhouse, Joshua trees, and a small B-2 silhouette.
County layer · History and culture
Alhambra's name began with a book and a family idea
Alhambra's name traces back to Benjamin Wilson's 1874 tract and a family reading of Washington Irving's stories about the palace in Granada, Spain.
County layer · History and culture
AMOCA gives Pomona a downtown art stop made of clay
Pomona's American Museum of Ceramic Art adds a hands-on arts layer downtown, with exhibitions, collections, studio programs, and ceramic history in one place.